Whether you are in a long-distance relationship because of living far apart, because of lockdown restrictions, or you are just temporarily apart, date night can still be fun.
Here are some ideas to keep the love alive.
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Virtual Dinner Date
Get dressed up. The works, smelling good, doing your hair, make-up if that’s your thing. Get ready as if you were going out to your favourite restaurant on a romantic date.
You can cook your own meals (which can be part of the fun also, more about that below) or order in.
Set your table, light a couple of candles, use softer lighting, play your favourite romantic music in the background.
A twist on the dinner date could be to order each other a takeaway. You could order surprise dishes.
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Cooking & Baking Together
I’m a chef, so this one was bound to make the list. You can teach each other your favourite dishes. If you and your partner are like us, from different countries, you can teach other dishes from your countries. You can bake cookies to eat later together while you continue your date. Or to take to your family or friends and that way your partner can feel part of the gathering.
If you are stuck for recipes, you can always pop over to my publication TheCandiedHazelnut — Medium and I have just noticed a new recipe publisher land on Medium Brittaney Vincent — Medium
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Play Online Games
There are many ways to play online games together and I will be the first to admit that I am not a gamer and know zilch about gaming.
If you are like me, not into action type games, you might enjoy online scrabble or chess.
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Movie Night
My partner and I use Netflix for our movie nights. Their plugin makes for a great joint movie experience. A Google search will help you find the ideal platform for your movie night.
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Shows & Exhibitions
The creativeness of artists to show their work during lockdown was a great bonus to those of us in long-distance relationships. Many museums, galleries, theatres, and so on now have virtual shows and tours. It’s a great way to spend a couple of hours together and discuss what you saw.
Coffee & Catch-up
We are both quiet busy and don’t always have enough time for a longer date. We each make a coffee and tell each about what we have going on over our coffees. Of course, you could take it to another level and send each other some treats to have with your coffee. I’m always happy to receive treats!
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Books
I’m a bibliophile and always have two or three books on the go. My partner ordered a book for me online, based on the life and career of a famous Saudi Arabian, where my partner is from. While he didn’t read the book himself yet, he was interested to know what my take on it was.
If you have similar tastes in books, you could take turns reading it to each other. Or you could read it and talk about it after. Your own private book club.
Even if you don’t read the same books, you can still tell each other about the books you are each reading.
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Hobbies
This is one that my partner and I do not share, however I can see how much fun it could be. You could learn to play a musical instrument together, painting or drawing, crocheting, mosaic, photography. The possibilities are endless.
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Spa Nights
Whether you send each other the tools and products or stock up yourselves. Just like the dinner date, soft lighting, candles, relaxing music and give yourselves spa treatments. Even if one of you is not into potions and lotions, they can set up the room and just relax while their partner preens. It’s a pleasant way to spend some wind-down time together.
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This post was previously published on Hello, Love.
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